What You Need to Know About Massachusetts' Question 4 and the Natural Psychedelic Substances Act

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What You Need to Know About Massachusetts’ Question 4 and the Natural Psychedelic Substances Act

October 22, 2024

Featuring: Graham Moore & Jamie Morey

With the passing of the Natural Psychedelic Substances Act (Question 4), Massachusetts could be the next state to follow in Colorado and Oregon’s footsteps and legalize and regulate natural psychedelics.

In this episode, Joe interviews two people on the frontlines of the campaign, Graham Moore and Community Engagement Director, Jamie Morey.

They discuss the specifics of the initiative, listed on the ballot as the “Limited Legalization and Regulation of Certain Natural Psychedelic Substances,” including the removal of criminal penalties for limited personal use, and the establishment of a regulatory agency that will provide therapeutic access to any of five natural psychedelics (psilocybin, psilocin, DMT, mescaline, and ibogaine). They tell their stories of how they discovered the power of psychedelics, and discuss the work they’re doing, educating a fairly interested – but still very hesitant – public about the bill and the importance of it passing this November.

They talk about:

The significance of this happening in Massachusetts, especially with the amount of biomedical research happening in Boston
The story of a member of Baystaters creating a fraudulent persona in a veterans advocacy group to fight against legalization efforts
The challenge of getting people to publicly support initiatives that deal with illegal substances
The power of small steps in legislation: Before this bill, MA had the most local measures in the U.S.
How data collection should be handled at service centers

and more!

If you live in Massachusetts, learn about the bill here, check your voter registration status here, and make sure to get out and cast your vote in November.

Links

MAformentalhealth.org: Vote Yes on Question 4 to bring healing to Massachusetts

Heroicheartsproject.org

Hopeprojectusa.org

Facebook.com: Parents for Plant Medicine

Talkingjointsmemo.com: Psychedelics Opposition Alliance Forms In Mass, Further Divides Grassroots Coalition

Talkingjointsmemo.com: “Stolen Valor” Situation Rocks Massachusetts Psychedelics Community

PT Live: Joe Moore and Jack Gorsline Discuss Psychedelic Policy in Massachusetts

Clusterbusters.org

Psychedelicsandpain.org

In this Episode

Graham Moore

Graham Moore’s overarching responsibility is to help the Yes on 4 campaign communicate why making natural psychedelics legally available is a moral and public health imperative. Graham was a mental health and psychedelics advocate prior to joining the campaign. He was born and raised in Massachusetts and is a lifelong resident of the state. Graham is motivated by his experiences as an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patient at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and as a caregiver for two loved ones with severe major depressive disorder (and in one case complex PTSD as well) leading to hospitalization, including his best friend who died by suicide.

Socials: X / Yes on 4 X

Jamie Morey

Jamie Morey is the founder of the grassroots advocacy group, Parents for Plant Medicine, co-founder of the Veteran Alliance for Psychedelic Access, and the community engagement director for the ballot campaign to legalize naturally occurring psychedelics in MA.

Parents for Plant medicine socials: Instagram

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